Section 314.13. Fire protection systems.

 

(1)   Inspection, testing and maintenance of cross connection control devices. This is a department rule in addition to the requirements in NFPA 1 sections 13.3 to 13.5: All cross connection control devices installed in water-based fire protection systems shall be inspected, tested and maintained in accordance with this chapter and ch. SPS 382 .

(2)   Credentials for testers of fire sprinkler systems. This is a department informational note to be used under NFPA 1 section 13.3.3:

Note: Chapter SPS 305 contains credential requirements for testers of fire sprinkler systems. That chapter and this chapter do not preclude non-credentialed individuals from conducting the daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly or semiannual inspection and testing activities for automatic fire sprinkler systems required under NFPA 25 and NFPA 72.

(3)  This is a department informational note to be used under NFPA 1 section 13.6.9.1.2:

Note: The fire-extinguisher certification addressed in this section is not issued by the Department.

(4)  Substitute the following informational note for the requirements in NFPA 1 sections 13.7.1.5 and 13.7.2.9.4 to 13.7.2.9.4.4:

Note: See chapters SPS 361 to 366 for requirements relating to installation and maintenance of carbon monoxide alarms.

(5)   Maintenance of smoke detectors and alarms. These are department informational notes to be used under NFPA 1 section 13.7.4.6:

Note: [1] Section 101.145 (3) (b) and (c) of the Statutes address maintenance of smoke detectors in residential buildings and read as follows: Section 101.145 (3) (b) "The owner of a residential building shall maintain any such smoke detector that is located in a common area of that residential building."

(c) "The occupant of a unit in a residential building shall maintain any smoke detector in that unit, except that if an occupant who is not an owner, or a state, county, city, village or town officer, agent or employee charged under statute or municipal ordinance with powers or duties involving inspection of real or personal property, gives written notice to the owner that a smoke detector in the unit is not functional the owner shall provide, within 5 days after receipt of that notice, any maintenance necessary to make that smoke detector functional."

Note: [2] Under ch. SPS 366 , all smoke alarms must be replaced by the end of the service period specified by their manufacturer, and a replacement alarm that uses a battery as the primary power source must have a non-replaceable, non-removable battery which is capable of powering the alarm for at least ten years.

(6)   Manual wet sprinkler systems. This is a department rule in addition to the requirements in NFPA 1 section 13.8: Inspection, testing and maintenance of manual wet sprinkler systems shall comply with all of the requirements of NFPA 25, for an automatic fire sprinkler system, except that the main drain test specified in NFPA 25 is not required.

CR 06-120 : cr. Register February 2008 No. 626 , eff. 3-1-08; CR 10-103 : am. (3) (title), (intro.) and (4) Register August 2011 No. 668 , eff. 9-1-11; correction in (1) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7. , Stats., Register December 2011 No. 672 ; CR 13-105 : renum. (3), (4) to (5), (6), cr. (3), (4) Register August 2014 No. 704 , eff. 9-1-14.